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mr. romney said that wasn't the case, but he got caught. after he got caught, he admitted, yeah, he had been filing as a utah resident, but he was retroactively, now that he was running for governor, he was going back a few years and was going to change that retro actively, but it was a huge mess. i mean mr. romney had told a local newspaper reporter in utah that he had declared utah his primary residence for tax purposes. he had claimed a giant permanent resident of utah tax credit on his big utah house out there. he saved $54,000 in taxes by doing that. he had signed multiple years of tax returns as a part-time only or nonresident of massachusetts. but all of that, he said, how are you going to explain doing all that? he said it was all other people's mistakes. the reporter he talked to in 2000 who noted that mr. romney had declared his utah home his primary residence, well, mr. romney said that must have been a mistake on the reporter's part. mr. romney told the massachusetts state ballot commission, quote, i have met with that reporter
mr. romney said that wasn't the case, but he got caught. after he got caught, he admitted, yeah, he had been filing as a utah resident, but he was retroactively, now that he was running for governor, he was going back a few years and was going to change that retro actively, but it was a huge mess. i mean mr. romney had told a local newspaper reporter in utah that he had declared utah his primary residence for tax purposes. he had claimed a giant permanent resident of utah tax credit on his big...
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romney had declared his utah home his primary residence, well, mr. romney said that must have been a mistake on the reporter's part. he told the massachusetts state ballot commission, quote, i have met with that reporter at least 100 times over the last three years and i don't recall a specific conversation about my residence in utah. that reporter got a subpoena to appear in massachusetts and testify as to whether or not mr. romney told her that, and the paper resisted that subpoena. in terms of the tax break that mr. romney got on his utah house for being a full-time resident of utah, he blamed a clerk in the tax assessor's office in utah saying he had never asked for that tax break. somebody just accidentally gave it to him and accidentally saved him $54,000. the county assesser ended up taking the heat for it, although she also said at the same time such an error had never occurred before in her 12 years in office. what about all those tax returns for those multiple years that mr. romney signed saying he wasn't a massachusetts resident? can't bla
romney had declared his utah home his primary residence, well, mr. romney said that must have been a mistake on the reporter's part. he told the massachusetts state ballot commission, quote, i have met with that reporter at least 100 times over the last three years and i don't recall a specific conversation about my residence in utah. that reporter got a subpoena to appear in massachusetts and testify as to whether or not mr. romney told her that, and the paper resisted that subpoena. in terms...
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on is this, one is the economic plan that mr. romney is proposing. brand new analysis out that does ecoconsistent analysis all along shows that what mr. romney is offering, which is what congressional republicans are offering as well, is in effect a package of huge economic benefits for the wealthiest americans, one that would make things harder economically for the vast majority of people, for the middle class. that sort of tax plan. that sort of an anti-populist economic plan that is bad for most people but good for the rich people, that could be a political liability even in the best of times, but in the worst of times where the only people doing well are the wealthy, being able to describe a candidate's tax plan is a shiv you can use against them. the twist to that knife is the personal part of it. this is to new development in the campaign. beyond the question of whether mr. romney's proposals will help wealthy people like him essentially as a class, there is also now the specific personal question of how much his economic plan would help him, h
on is this, one is the economic plan that mr. romney is proposing. brand new analysis out that does ecoconsistent analysis all along shows that what mr. romney is offering, which is what congressional republicans are offering as well, is in effect a package of huge economic benefits for the wealthiest americans, one that would make things harder economically for the vast majority of people, for the middle class. that sort of tax plan. that sort of an anti-populist economic plan that is bad for...
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the very sources of mr. romney's income. the president speaking just a few hours ago explained why mr. romney needs to disclose more. >> the american people have assumed that if you want to be president of the united states, that your life's an open book when it comes to things like your finances. it's what the american people expect. >> you see, mr. romney, it's not us who have put taxes on the table. it's you.
the very sources of mr. romney's income. the president speaking just a few hours ago explained why mr. romney needs to disclose more. >> the american people have assumed that if you want to be president of the united states, that your life's an open book when it comes to things like your finances. it's what the american people expect. >> you see, mr. romney, it's not us who have put taxes on the table. it's you.
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. >> now, mr. romney and his running mate have a very different plan. they want to turn medicare into a voucher program. that means seniors would no longer have the guarantee of medicare. they would get a voucher to buy private insurance. my plan has already extended medicare by nearly a decade. their plan ends medicare as we know it. my plan reduces the cost of medicare by cracking down on fraud and waste and subsidies to insurance companies. their plan makes seniors pay more so they can give another tax cut to millionaires and billionaires. that's the difference between our plans on medicare. that's an example of the choice in this election. and that is why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states of america. >> that is the new message that president obama is carrying to older voter in the swing states now that the republicans have picked paul ryan. democrats are trying to change their odds with older voters. not just in iowa where the president delivered those remarks today. but in all of the crucial swing states. i mean, think
. >> now, mr. romney and his running mate have a very different plan. they want to turn medicare into a voucher program. that means seniors would no longer have the guarantee of medicare. they would get a voucher to buy private insurance. my plan has already extended medicare by nearly a decade. their plan ends medicare as we know it. my plan reduces the cost of medicare by cracking down on fraud and waste and subsidies to insurance companies. their plan makes seniors pay more so they can...
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of course, mr. romney doesn't talk about all that. he also doesn't talk about how he wants to take health care away from millions of americans. but in the crucial state of colorado, the president hit that point very hard today. >> mr. romney wants to reverse the affordable care act. obama care. let me tell you something. right now 6.5 million young people can stay on their parents' plan because of the health care law i passed. millions of seniors are seeing lower prescription drug costs. we are going to make sure that if you've got a pre-existing condition, you can now get health insurance. we're not going backwards. we're not going to take that away. and we're certainly not going to follow mr. romney's lead and go back to the days when women didn't have control of their own health care choices. women can make their own decisions. we don't need politicians doing it. >> the president wants our mothers, daughters, and sisters to make their own choices about health care. mr. romney calls that a war on religion. the president calls it fai
of course, mr. romney doesn't talk about all that. he also doesn't talk about how he wants to take health care away from millions of americans. but in the crucial state of colorado, the president hit that point very hard today. >> mr. romney wants to reverse the affordable care act. obama care. let me tell you something. right now 6.5 million young people can stay on their parents' plan because of the health care law i passed. millions of seniors are seeing lower prescription drug costs....
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by then, it was the romney campaign and mr. romney himself denying the allegations. >> of course, that's totally and completely wrong. it's -- it's untrue, dishonest, and inaccurate. it's wrong. >> i'm telling you authoritatively speaking on behalf of the governor that the charges are untrue. they're baseless, and there's nothing to back them up. >> after those responses from mr. romney and his campaign, harry reid put out another statement, this time in writing, reiterating what he said. this anonymous source told him about mr. romney's taxes and whipping him for not releasing more tax returns. it's understandable that this has focused on harry reid and this strange way he has made this accusation. he's saying, i'm assuming you're dirty. somebody told me you are and you must be so prove that you're not. it naks sense that people are focusing on harry reid, but there are two things from the public record of mitt romney's life as a public pauld titian that should change or inflect the way this is being discussed. the first is th
by then, it was the romney campaign and mr. romney himself denying the allegations. >> of course, that's totally and completely wrong. it's -- it's untrue, dishonest, and inaccurate. it's wrong. >> i'm telling you authoritatively speaking on behalf of the governor that the charges are untrue. they're baseless, and there's nothing to back them up. >> after those responses from mr. romney and his campaign, harry reid put out another statement, this time in writing, reiterating...
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okay, mr. romney. just one more question. you have explained the change of heart that you had on the issue of abortion between your u.s. senate run in 1994 and today. but in that same senate run, you also said that you would be to the left of ted kennedy on gay rights were you elected. vice president have you also had a change of heart on that? if so, what change caused your change of heart on gay rights or do you think you're to the left of the late ted kennedy on the issue of gay rights? i'm asking these questions here in public as a sort of hail mary pass. obviously, mitt romney is never going to take these questions from me, but i don't know what the answer is to any of those questions, and thing they're important questions. and maybe somebody who gets to ask him a question somewhere will get some answers to them if they get asked. we could -- you can file them away. we could make flashcards out of the questions and in case he turns to you and said, yes, i'll answer a question, you could ask them. it's hard to get answers
okay, mr. romney. just one more question. you have explained the change of heart that you had on the issue of abortion between your u.s. senate run in 1994 and today. but in that same senate run, you also said that you would be to the left of ted kennedy on gay rights were you elected. vice president have you also had a change of heart on that? if so, what change caused your change of heart on gay rights or do you think you're to the left of the late ted kennedy on the issue of gay rights? i'm...
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thank you, mr. romney. let's get right to our panel. msnbc political analyst is a columnist of bloomberg view. editor at large, joan walsh is with us and author of the new book, what's the matter with white people? a fabulous title. and professor james peterson, blogger for the huffington post and esteemed academic. welcome to all of you. professor peterson, i've always believed the only difference between donald trump and mitt romney is their hair stylist. and this outburst by mr. romney proves it, doesn't it? >> it sure does. striking, shocking, it certainly shows the desperation of the campaign. we have asked mr. romney repeatedly for him to show us his taxes. so instead of making jokes about birtherism, he could get on to the business of that. but this shows you the desperation of this campaign. what we're basically seeing is the campaign needs to make some points and head waves with white male working class voters. michigan is a good place for them to do that. we're not making any movement with the dust up this week. no movement wi
thank you, mr. romney. let's get right to our panel. msnbc political analyst is a columnist of bloomberg view. editor at large, joan walsh is with us and author of the new book, what's the matter with white people? a fabulous title. and professor james peterson, blogger for the huffington post and esteemed academic. welcome to all of you. professor peterson, i've always believed the only difference between donald trump and mitt romney is their hair stylist. and this outburst by mr. romney...
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romney personally. it is not about mr. romney enriching himself at least. it's not about him personally avoiding paying his personal taxes it is about whether or not he ethically released his responsibilities as a member of the corporate board when the corporation was avoiding taxes. by raising that issue in this ad, the obama campaign is adding to the evidence that mitt romney has spent his whole life dodging taxes. in his business life at bain, his business and other companies he was involved in and yes in his personal life. that's why they are trying to do this. they are creating the political impression that romney's life has been one scheme after another to dodge taxes. that's the impact of the marriott corporation son of boss thing that is in the new obama campaign ad that the romney campaign is trying to avoid from by talking about a web ad from a super pac instead. that same issue, the idea of mitt romney as a tax avoider, is also the importance of the front page story about mr. romney's finances that runs in "the new york times" today. this is info
romney personally. it is not about mr. romney enriching himself at least. it's not about him personally avoiding paying his personal taxes it is about whether or not he ethically released his responsibilities as a member of the corporate board when the corporation was avoiding taxes. by raising that issue in this ad, the obama campaign is adding to the evidence that mitt romney has spent his whole life dodging taxes. in his business life at bain, his business and other companies he was involved...
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mr. romney believes in something called self-deportation. thinks arizona's a model for immigration laws across the country. i think -- i think we did the right thing to say a young person who comes to america, is brought here, is raised here, is friends with your kids, is going to school with our kids is american in every single way except for a piece of paper. should have a chance to be a part of the american family. that was the right thing to do. >> now, patricia, when the president comes after mitt romney on these positions. i was reading even in the new york times today, some republicans that are young are having a problem with some of these issues and are in favor of some of the women's right to choose and same-sex marriage. i mean, is romney out of touch with where a lot of people in the country are in 2012? >> he's especially out of touch with young voters. a young republican is very different from an old 65, 75-year-old republican. a young republican in america is probably for gay rights. it's just a much more progressive segment of
mr. romney believes in something called self-deportation. thinks arizona's a model for immigration laws across the country. i think -- i think we did the right thing to say a young person who comes to america, is brought here, is raised here, is friends with your kids, is going to school with our kids is american in every single way except for a piece of paper. should have a chance to be a part of the american family. that was the right thing to do. >> now, patricia, when the president...
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romney why he was running away from his running mate's plan. so mr. romney then started running on the paul ryan kill medicare plan again. >> why now are you distancing yourself, at least from the medicare portion of the ryan budget? >> actually, paul ryan and my plan for medicare i think is the same, if not identical, it's probably close to identical. >> yay! so that's four days. two totally separate plans. they're the same plan. they're totally different plans. they're identical plans. it has been hard to keep up. they picked the republican budget guy, but they are not running on his budget. they're running on mitt romney's budget which is either exactly like the paul ryan budget or completely different than the paul ryan budget depending on, i don't know, what time of day it is? and when you ask them about the overall budget that they are running on, not just on medicare, when you ask them about the overall economic plan they've got, about what it does and when, look at what happens. >> i don't know exactly when it balances because we haven't -- i
romney why he was running away from his running mate's plan. so mr. romney then started running on the paul ryan kill medicare plan again. >> why now are you distancing yourself, at least from the medicare portion of the ryan budget? >> actually, paul ryan and my plan for medicare i think is the same, if not identical, it's probably close to identical. >> yay! so that's four days. two totally separate plans. they're the same plan. they're totally different plans. they're...
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now, it's well-known that neither mr. romney nor mr. ryan have any foreign policy credentia credentials, but those comments would have been nor appropriate in 1982 than today and then there was mr. romney's attempt to mock the growing threat of climate change. of course, 30 years ago, the science on climate change was just beginning to e emerge, but m mr. romney
now, it's well-known that neither mr. romney nor mr. ryan have any foreign policy credentia credentials, but those comments would have been nor appropriate in 1982 than today and then there was mr. romney's attempt to mock the growing threat of climate change. of course, 30 years ago, the science on climate change was just beginning to e emerge, but m mr. romney
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romney does not have a plan to turn things around. all the is saying is mr. obama said he had unplanned and he did not. mr. obama said he was going -- said he had a plan, and he did not. does mr. romney have a better plan? if he does, we have not seen heit. >> they have said governor romney will have his own economic plan. when might they put that out? >> they better put it out soon. i think mr. romney is a hard- working guy, a solid citizen, but he has thought into what i think is a bit of nonsense about supply side economics. he has bought into the idea that by cutting taxes used for the economy. that would be wonderful if true, but there is no doubt it is trooprue. what seems to happen is you might have some sort of the economy, but the deficit keeps getting bigger. we have an economic plan that was suggested by rahm eighth and not yet put in concrete that is based on a premise that is unproven. it is a delightful premise. supply side is delightful. it would be a wonderful thing if it is true, but there is no doubt it is true. >> where is the plan? didn't
romney does not have a plan to turn things around. all the is saying is mr. obama said he had unplanned and he did not. mr. obama said he was going -- said he had a plan, and he did not. does mr. romney have a better plan? if he does, we have not seen heit. >> they have said governor romney will have his own economic plan. when might they put that out? >> they better put it out soon. i think mr. romney is a hard- working guy, a solid citizen, but he has thought into what i think is...
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romney personally. it's not about mr. romney enriching himself, at least. not about him personally avoiding paying his personal taxes. it's whether or not his discharged his responsibilities as a member of a corporate board when that corporation was avoiding taxes. by raising that issue in this ad, the obama campaign is adding to the evidence that mitt romney has spent his whole life dodging taxes. in his business life at bain, and his business life at other companies he was involved ip, and yes, in his personal life. that's why they're doing this. they're trying to create a political impression that mitt romney's life has been one scheme after another to dodge taxes. that is the impact of the marriott corporation son of boss thing. that is in the new obama campaign ad that the romney campaign is studiously avoiding and trying to distract from by talking about a webb ad from a super pac instead. that same issue, that idea of mitt romney as a chronic tax avoider is also the importance of the front page story about mr. romney's finances that runs in the "new
romney personally. it's not about mr. romney enriching himself, at least. not about him personally avoiding paying his personal taxes. it's whether or not his discharged his responsibilities as a member of a corporate board when that corporation was avoiding taxes. by raising that issue in this ad, the obama campaign is adding to the evidence that mitt romney has spent his whole life dodging taxes. in his business life at bain, and his business life at other companies he was involved ip, and...
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it is a known thing about mr. romney. he admits that they did it to avoid letting politically damaging information out into the public sphere. it's a liability for them, and nobody has made much hay about it until now. but now his campaign has people talking and thinking about proper e-mail use because of this attack they launched on the obama campaign this morning. but, again, it's a calculation. that's the risk. the calculation that the campaign has to make. you bring up the issue of hiding away government e-mails, maybe that's a good attack for you. but it does risk people remembering your record in office, which is a real liability. choices, weighing the pros and the cons. these calculations. campaigns make these every day. about attacks, about political movements of the candidate, about personnel. here's a new one. the romney campaign we learned today has hired a lobbyist, a new person whoas not yet been involved in the campaign, to help them craft a political response on the attacks to what is supposed to be mitt ro
it is a known thing about mr. romney. he admits that they did it to avoid letting politically damaging information out into the public sphere. it's a liability for them, and nobody has made much hay about it until now. but now his campaign has people talking and thinking about proper e-mail use because of this attack they launched on the obama campaign this morning. but, again, it's a calculation. that's the risk. the calculation that the campaign has to make. you bring up the issue of hiding...
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romney campaign did not want mr. romney to be seen as the guy who wants to ban all abortion with no exceptions even though he has said he would like to do that. and it's impeer -- proven to be a massively unpopular position even in the reddest of the red states. that's one of the reasons paul ryan is such a baffling choice for the romney ticket. congressman paul ryan now presumptive vice presidential nominee paul ryan co-sponsored a bill in the house that is a federal version of the personhood amendment. the abortion and hormonal birth control ban, the same one that even mississippi voters rejected last fall. how would you like it for the whole country? the national personhood bill that paul ryan co-sponsored declares that quote, the life of each human being begins with fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent at which time each human being should have the attributes and privileges of personhood. and they get really specific about when precisely an egg becomes a person. it becomes the human sperm tuzoeza penetrating
romney campaign did not want mr. romney to be seen as the guy who wants to ban all abortion with no exceptions even though he has said he would like to do that. and it's impeer -- proven to be a massively unpopular position even in the reddest of the red states. that's one of the reasons paul ryan is such a baffling choice for the romney ticket. congressman paul ryan now presumptive vice presidential nominee paul ryan co-sponsored a bill in the house that is a federal version of the personhood...
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romney and mr. christie. >> three packs of shirts the other day from costco and they're very nice shirts. >> you can't lead by being aloof, you can't lead by being programmed. >> great, play the [ bleep ] clip. >> i'm not sure what i said, but i stand by what i said, whatever it was. ♪ how you like me now how you like me now how you like me now ♪ >> we have a packed show for you today so let's get going. isaac is now a hurricane heading toward the gulf coast and new orleans with winds 75 miles per hour and we'll bring you much more on the storm just ahead. >>> but we begin with mitt romney about to reach a major milestone in his five-year quest with a state by state roll call in just over an hour to begin the formal process of nominating him as the republican presidential candidate. romney and his running mate, paul ryan, arrived in tampa just a few hours ago gearing up for the first big night of the storm-delayed gop convention. with marquee speeches by mitt's wife as well as new jersey governo
romney and mr. christie. >> three packs of shirts the other day from costco and they're very nice shirts. >> you can't lead by being aloof, you can't lead by being programmed. >> great, play the [ bleep ] clip. >> i'm not sure what i said, but i stand by what i said, whatever it was. ♪ how you like me now how you like me now how you like me now ♪ >> we have a packed show for you today so let's get going. isaac is now a hurricane heading toward the gulf coast...
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i mean, ann romney. the angry mrs. romney is coming up. and in the "rewrite" tonight, episode three of paul ryan's relationship and his lying about his relationship with the russian atheist philosopher who he says shaped his thinking. he's now pretending that he didn't know she was an atheist. now, i, for one, really don't think there's anything wrong with being russian or an atheist, but republicans sure do. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do no
i mean, ann romney. the angry mrs. romney is coming up. and in the "rewrite" tonight, episode three of paul ryan's relationship and his lying about his relationship with the russian atheist philosopher who he says shaped his thinking. he's now pretending that he didn't know she was an atheist. now, i, for one, really don't think there's anything wrong with being russian or an atheist, but republicans sure do. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your...
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they asked mr. romney to release from 2007 to 2012, basically the years mr. romney has been running for president. in doing that, they tried to address the romney campaign's main objection to releasing more tax returns. they keep saying they're worried if they reveal anything, the obama campaign will only demand they release more. today, the obama campaign manager acknowledged that concern. they said, quote, if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn we will not criticize him for not releasing more. neither in ads nor in other public communications or commentary for the rest of the campaign. despite the question being narrowed and their objection being met, the romney campaign still said no, no deal. mr. romney said he had looked back over the last decade of his returns and found that he, quote, never paid less than 13%. and we all have to trust him on that. but back when he was running for governor in massachusetts in 2002, mr. romney set a precedent for what he is doing now, and it's a bat precedent. he was refusing to release his
they asked mr. romney to release from 2007 to 2012, basically the years mr. romney has been running for president. in doing that, they tried to address the romney campaign's main objection to releasing more tax returns. they keep saying they're worried if they reveal anything, the obama campaign will only demand they release more. today, the obama campaign manager acknowledged that concern. they said, quote, if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn we will not...
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in colorado, mr. obama trails mr. romney by 17 points among male voters. by ten points in wisconsin and by five in virginia. a big shift from four years ago when mr. obama won the male vote easily in two of those three states. here in colorado, his support has also eroded among college educated white voters who went for mr. obama by 14 points over senator john mccain in 2008 but now favor mr. romney by three points. the result? the president who won colorado by a comfortable nine points four years ago now trails governor romney in our poll by five points. in wisconsin, where the president won last time by a full 14 points our poll finds him leading romney by a much slimmer six point margin. but in virginia, the president leads among women by 14 points and his strong standing with young and middle aged voters gives him a narrow four-point lead in that critical state. the president sought to bolster his eight-point lead among colorado women today by campaigning with sandra fluke, the georgetown university law student who was disparaged by conservative commen
in colorado, mr. obama trails mr. romney by 17 points among male voters. by ten points in wisconsin and by five in virginia. a big shift from four years ago when mr. obama won the male vote easily in two of those three states. here in colorado, his support has also eroded among college educated white voters who went for mr. obama by 14 points over senator john mccain in 2008 but now favor mr. romney by three points. the result? the president who won colorado by a comfortable nine points four...